Iowa considers merit based pay for teachers in new proposal
The Gazette notes a merit based pay plan that would raise Iowa teachers pay based on performance metrics. Gov elect Culver opposes linking raises to evaluations, while the Institute for Tomorrow's Workforce seeks public comment and bipartisan input before a legislative report.
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Community letter writers clash over city spending and science center future
Readers critique Cedar Rapids police helicopter use and ask funds for armored vehicles while others praise international education and local science history. Letters urge profit-minded science programs, debate ethanol fuel gains, and defend voter perspectives amid political rhetoric.
Ed Bradley remembered as a reporter who spoke truth
A 1985 CBS file photo notes Ed Bradley the award winning journalist who broke racial barriers at CBS News died at 65. He pursued facts over opinion interviewing figures from Timothy McVeigh to Lena Horne and covered Vietnam wars in Cambodia. His restless drive and dozen Emmys marked a lasting legacy for black American journalism.
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